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The KNEA News Archives 2005
- Kids - Show your Pride
- Governor Kathleen Sebelius encourages Kansas elementary students to show their Kansas pride by submitting original artwork for the state's Show Your Kansas Pride Screen Saver Contest.
- Teacher Working Conditions
- February 26 Deadline to complete Teacher Working Conditions Survey online.
- Wellness and Education
- Ensuring safer, healthier students and school employees.
- For Toy Safety
- Safe Kids Kansas offers toy safety reminders.
- No to TABOR
- Taxpayer Bill of Rights is 'crippling straightjacket' - Voters say NO because TABOR is a bad idea.
- Listen to KSBOE
- Beginning with the December 13-14, 2005 meeting of the State Board of Education, live audio broadcasts of the meetings can be accessed via your computer from the State Board tab on the KSDE homepage.
- Leving's reply to Corkins
- KNEA President Christy Levings responds to the new Kansas Commissioner of Education's remarks about Kansas public schools.
- KNEA is the "go to" resource
- Kansas NEA is committed to providing a highly skilled, competent, qualified and diverse teaching force. We work to make professional development ongoing and relevant to what teachers do on the job every day.
- A Conversation With Bob Corkins
- KNEA traditionally interviews the commissioner of education when one is appointed. KNEA President Christy Levings visited with Mr. Bob Corkins on November 7.
- Friend of Education Application
- Deadline is January 16, 2006: Nominate A Friend of Education.
- KNEA wins intellectual property rights issue at Kansas Supreme Court
- The long-awaited decision in the Pittsburg State University/KNEA fight to bargain intellectual property rights was received from the Kansas Supreme Court. The high court concluded that neither state nor federal law preempts the subject of intellectual property from being included in negotiations. The case goes back to the Kansas Public Employee Relation Board.
- Keep a good thing going
- Teacher bargaining teams have seen success this year. 'Settlements
are pretty darn good compared to previous years'
- Toyota Teacher Program
- The Toyota International Teacher Program now offers professional development in Japan for high school teachers. Application deadline: January 09, 2006.
- Supreme Court Decision on School Finance - A Win
- Kansas NEA is encouraged with the Kansas Supreme Court decision to help public schools close the resource gap. The Legislature is to double the amount of new dollars the state spends on public schools by July 1.
- May 11 Supreme Court hearing on school finance bill
- The Supreme Court has granted KNEA the right to file a Supplement to the original Amicus (friend of the Court) brief. Meanwhile, plaintiffs, defendants and interested parties are filing final written arguments in preparation for the May 11 Supreme Court hearing on HB 2247, the State Legislatures remedy to the High Court order to fund Kansas public schools.
- Special Session: Legislators Do the Right Thing
- Legislators: Do the right thing and do the job right. That admonishment from KNEA President Christy Levings.
- Legislative Shell Game is NOT the Kansas Way
- KNEA President Christy Levings and KNEA Vice President Blake West called a news conference at the half-way point in the 2005 Legislative session to challenge State Legislators to do their duty and follow the ruling of the Kansas Supreme Court to improve school funding.
- NEA collects cash for hurricane Katrina kids
- KNEA is sending books for kids and collecting cash for teachers. NEA affiliates are helping too.
- June News Conference advisory on school funding
- KNEA President Christy Levings called a news conference on the first day of the Special Session to urge state lawmakers to do the right thing for Kansas students.
- NEA Rep Assembly honors Topekan Cheryl Brown Henderson
- More than 8,000 delegates call for a new covenant with the nation to support great public schools for every child.
- NEA Lawsuit on "No Child Left Behind"
- The National Education Association, nine school districts, Reading Education Association and nine state affiliates filed a lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and the Department of Education concerning the so-called "No Child Left Behind" law.
- NEA Grants - Apply Now!
- Apply now for the many NEA Grants for innovative teaching!
- May 11 Supreme Court hearing on school finance
- Did state lawmakers make the grade?
The Supreme Court hearing on state lawmakers school funding proposal was testy at times. Onlookers were surprised by the level of frustration exhibited by the Court.
- Teacher License Fees Increased
- Starting July 1 educator license fees will be $36 for the 2005-2006 school year. The fee has been $24 since 1986.
- KNEA - Hurricane Katrina
- Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have impacted all of us in some way. Kansas NEA has been receiving numerous contacts from concerned members asking how they can help provide relief for hurricane victims. NEA has been working hard on an organized response to these disasters. Here's what we're doing...
- KNEA - Hurricane Relief
- NEA grants available! After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, NEA members rushed to help thousands of evacuated educators and students in the Gulf Coast. NEA's Hurricane Relief Fund is well on its way to its $1 million goal.
- Send a friend to school
- NEA is helping kids internationally go to school.
- Community Education Forums means Stronger Schools; Stronger Communities
- A coalition of education advocacy groups representing teachers, parents, administrators and school board members will tour the state to discuss the state of public education in Kansas.
- Tell Your Legislators: Do the right thing and do the job right
- Legislators return to Topeka for a June 22 special session. "There is no time for name calling and finger pointing. School starts in less than eight weeks. We have 466,000 students whose education is riding on state lawmakers' ability to behave responsibly, to come back to Topeka and do the right thing in a timely fashion," KNEA President Christy Levings said.
- Bob Corkins is new Education Commissioner
- The Kansas State Board of Education voted to name Bob L. Corkins as Commissioner of Education, replacing Andy Tompkins who retired in June. Corkins is a lobbyist who has championed school vouchers and limiting growth in education spending.
- State Board, Attorney General try end run on Supreme Court?
- Following two hours in executive session, the State Board today voted 6-4 to certify state funds already appropriated to maintain operation of schools from August, 2005 - January, 2006.
- NEA Health Information Network Reminder: CDC Grant deadline is November 14
- November 14 is the deadline to apply for grants aimed at elementary schools in to improve the health of school children by increasing physical activity and nutrition programs for children.
- Congratulations to Cathy Oller
- Winner of the KNEA Membership Access Bahamas vacation!
- NEA Honors Topeka's Cheryl Brown Henderson for Desegregation Legacy
- Historian vows to continue fight started by her family in landmark court case.
- Fireworks in State House as state lawmakers ordered back to court
- In a hearing set for July 8 the Supreme Court wants state lawmakers to explain why they did not comply with a legitimate court order and do the right thing by Kansas students.
- Seeking: American Stars of Teaching
- The U.S. Department of Education is seeking nominations for its second annual American Stars of Teaching, which recognizes outstanding teachers for raising student academic achievement.
- Photos from KNEA's 6-22-05 news conference
- Photos from KNEA's 6-22-05 news conference.
- 2005 KNEA RA
- Kansas NEA 2005 Representative Assembly:
Governor gives state lawmakers "incomplete" on school funding.
Delegates set goals for the Kansas NEA.
- Community Conversations 2005
- Quality public schools. Strengthening the Teaching Profession. Improving the Well-Being of Members. Those are the strategic objectives of KNEA. The delegates attending the KNEA Representative Assembly verified those goals by discussing in small groups current issues and events.
- Rev up your world with a good book!
- KNEA celebrates Dr. Suess' birthday by racing into reading...
- Ten Tips to Save on Gasoline
- Reducing the cost of driving your car can be done fairly easy simply by paying a bit more attention to your car. Here are 10 easy ways to cut the amount of gas your car uses.
- A Teacher's Prayer of Thanksgiving
- As we begin a new year, we offer this submission. The author is anonymous.
- KNEA Delegates tackle tough issues at national meeting
- Kansas NEA is sending 150 delegates to the 2005 National Education Association (NEA) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, July 1-6, with one goal in mind: charting a course for improving American public education.
- NASA Offers Education Website
- NASAexplores (www.nasaexplores.com) is an on-line resource for K-12 educators.
- Don't Forget About That Tax Deduction
- Thanks to intensive lobbying by the NEA, there's good news on the tax front. Congress has extended the $250 tax deduction for out-of-pocket classroom expenses incurred by teachers and paraprofessionals for the 2004 and 2005 tax years.
- NEA Teams up with Consumers Union
- The NEA, along with the AFL-CIO, AFSCME, and several consumer advocacy groups, have partnered with Consumers Union to launch a new Web site designed to help consumers and their doctors find the most affordable and effective prescription drugs.
- National Teacher Day 05
- National Teacher Day materials
are online!
- NEA RA 2005: A Photo Review
- A selection of digital photos shared with us by delegates at the 2005 NEA RA in Los Angeles.
- Kansas Top Teachers Tell "Your Story" to Legislators
- The 2005 Kansas Teacher of the Year Team addressed the House and Senate Education Committees recently.
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